What role does gender play in your story? How are men and women treated or portrayed differently? (Jaimee Martin)

In this story, gender roles are some what stereotypical and not stereotypical. Celie is your average house wife back in the 30's. She listens to what he husband wants and she will do it. He says no, she stops in her tracks. She doesn't complain, but is very unhappy in her marriage. Her husband Mr.______ gets away with whatever he pleases. They both know they don't love each other, but stay together to please her Pa and so his children  have someone decent enough to care for them. Mr.______ thinks of himself of upper class compared to Celie, I believe. He goes out when he pleases, tells her what to wear and what not to wear, calls her ugly, and he ever brought his ex love to live with them so she could get better.(This is the very stereotypical household during this time period. Shug Avery was the woman. She is not your typical stereotypical black woman from this time period. She's very about herself, she's not married, she travels, and is apparently very rude to others. She also sleeps with Celie's husband.  Another not seen thing you witness in this book involving gender roles is that Celie finds Shug very attractive, she even speaks of "feeling" something for her. That is very out of the blue for this time period. Another out of the blue thing was Sophia leaving Harpo. Usually the man will leave the woman, not in this case. This book portrays both men and women in stereotypical positions, as well as non stereotypical positions. Gender roles are important, as well as straying from the usual image is important in this book.